Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-09
Tho Legislative visitors.

After the delegation OF the Legisls.
ture reached this city at noon yestsr-
day, they were taken in charge by the
Council Com m ittee. consisting Of 7. b.
Brisou, Joba NJ. Newell, William
|B. Nor.on,F B r. Miller, and Sam muel
Il. -Bs IN ara, and vscorssd TO the Eoro-
pean Hotel, where dinner was served,
after which carriages were procured
aud The party WAS taken over the fol-
lowing streets, TO reiuto the statements
published In the Citizens Committee
circular, In reference to their cOnditit u:
The route began st Front and French
streets, thence along Front to Poplar,
Iup Poplar TO Fourth, to Pine, TO Taylor,
to Church, to eleventh, to French, to
the Brandy vine, to Market streeS, to
Eleventh, to Orange, TO Front, to Tat.
nall, to Delaware avenue, To Sbipley,
to Front, to Maryland avenue, to Jack.
son street, to Second, to Warrington,
to Fourth, to Madison, to Tenth, 70
IFrsnkiin, to Delaware avenue, and
thence to Lowering avenue.
When the party reached Sourtt
and Madison streets, an alarm OF hr'
was struck from box "a on the corner
Ito which the entire department re
lsponded, and tho excellent time mad
by the com panies In reaching the plac
: was claimed BY the committee TO be
sufficien refutation OF the charge
made In the circular about the condi
: tion Of the streets.
. After passing overt the route they pre-
|, ceeded TO Hartman Il FshreI bach
!. brewery, and tboronahiy inspected it.
bI 4 meet.Lg & Was Afterwards held In "a
IpArlor II the hotel, at which Conner
} man Norton OF the Einhth ward mad
o speech, In which he informed the VII
Iitors that they would be entertained {
tine Ciaytcn House In the evening
,IWhen the meeting adjourned the part
q visited tie new railroad bridge over tt
10 Brapdyvine, after which the visitor
y we're taken to the Friendship, Reliant
and Fame engine houses.
q The visitors were met at the Clayto
10 House in the evening and banqu
D. served, which was participated IN
y about fifty pers ons, among them beiI
,e q number. of city officials. After u
To eatabl and drinkables had been di
e. posed OF, Councilman Norton MAJ
Q, quite lengthy speech, Ia which he d
r. Tended Council against the cdaIg
Imade by the Citixens' Committee, al
said tha. the latter did not represe
the citizsrs OF Wilmington.
h.! Street Commissioner McCloskey e
a planned Why the streets we're in q b,
1t. condition during the winter, and ca
ms many Of those who are now trying
BE cause trouble were Instrumental
Having tho streets in bad state by {
manding that sewers should be &C
structed late in the fall, when there W
es no chance afterwards to put the stree
.r. 10 q good condition before winter,
th answer to Representative Jones,
Isaid 1t would cost from $3.50 TO Se00
pave square S09 feet long and 20 f
Iwide.
dol Senator MoWhorter also spoke, a
of said that when the bill providing TO
is Street and Sewer Commission was p
~; sented to the Legislature it would
1s- treated impartially and fairly.
5t. concluded his remarks by stating Il
,maEJ members Of the Legislature b
n. lstald away because they had been t
Ter thai the city's money would be used
pa. efray the cost of Entertainment. II
9 had been told that portion of
lily SIC, 600 asked for by Council would
by used for that very purpose.
thel Representative Ware expressed req
that there were not more members
the Lee stature present. as he thou
the!it won !. tnve been more satisfactO
aid Patrick Nesry expressed himeelf
m being opposed TO commissions, |
iflthouRht that the Citizsns' Commit
9l2 had misstated the condition of thi
liz Vhit u.ay.